What are bagpipes tuned to?

My band would like to bring bagpipes into our music but we have had trouble playing along with it bedcause we don't know what it is tuned to. It isn't concert pitch. Does anybody know the tuning by any chance? Thanks in advance for any replies.

This is a guess. I remember my keyboard instructor saying somthing about a gig where he accompanied bag pipes and the band was in A or
something and it really wasn't happening because of the bagpipe tuning. He said they,(bag pipes), were tuned to whole steps but I am guessing it is C.

First, you get yourself a rooster. Then, you make yourself one of those little electro-shock thingies I described in that "Piercing" thread. Hook it up to the rooster. Shake it. Have a friend tune the bagpipe while you're shocking the rooster.

I must admit to be a little shocked at the total lack of respect shown on this board to a musical instrument and to those of us Scots who appreciate bagpipe music for what it is!!!!

- Haha - fished in!!!!! Hook line and..........

Anyway, just to show I'm not really miffed, here's a joke for you -

A man goes into a pub with an octopus under his arm and has a drink. He askes the barman if he can make an announcement, the barmna tells him he can. He gathers everyone's attention and says "I have here a musical octopus that can play any instrument. I will bet £100 with anyone who can give me an instrument that it cannot play. If it can play it then I win the bet!"

Someone shouts - "Try it on the piano in the corner" The man looks at the octopus and nods. The octopus then slinks over to the piano. Limbers up and plays several beatiful and stirring pieces on the piano. The man wins the £100. Someone else produces a guitar. The octopus delights everyone with it talent on the instrument - the man wins another £100. Someone offers up a trumpet, the octopus again shows it's talent and the man wins £100.

The barman has seen several of his best customers lose money. He goes behind the bar and produces a set of bagpipes. He tells the man that a pipe band left them and that he'll give the man £200 if the octopus can play them. The man nods and th octopus investigates ther bagpipes. First it circles them, then it turns them over and has a good look all over. It then turns them back over and circles them looking puzzled. The man says "Whats the problem??? There's £200 at stake here, just play it!!!" The octopus replies "Play it???? If I can work out how to get it's pyjamas off I'm going to **** it!!"

I genuinely love the sound of bagpipes. Serious. I've watched many an Edinburgh Tattoo and seen the lone piper atop the battlements. And seen the massed bands with their super crisp snare drums. Makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.